notch

切り込み、刻み目

物の縁や表面にある小さな切れ目やくぼみ。

やさしい英語で： A small cut or hollow in the edge or surface of something.

• There is a notch in the handle.
• Fit the string into the notch at the end.
• The blade has several small notches along its edge.

類義語： indentation, nick

よく使う表現： notch in something, small notch, cut a notch

段階、程度

質や量、強さが少し上がったり下がったりする一段階。

やさしい英語で： A small step up or down in quality, amount, or strength.

• Turn the volume down a notch.
• This hotel is a notch better than the last one.
• The team raised its performance another notch.

使い方： a notch above/below something (This restaurant is a notch above the others.); up/down a notch (Turn the heating up a notch.)

類義語： step, level, degree

よく使う表現： up a notch, down a notch, a notch above

数取りの刻み目

数や出来事を記録するために物につける小さな切り込み。

やさしい英語で： A small cut made in an object to record a number or event.

• Each notch represented one day.
• He added a notch to the stick after every sale.
• The notches on the handle recorded the hunter’s catches.

類義語： tally mark

よく使う表現： notch on something, another notch, count the notches

峠、山間の狭い道

山々の間を通る、深くて狭い道。

やさしい英語で： A deep, narrow route through mountains.

• The trail climbs through a narrow notch.
• Snow blocked the road through the mountain notch.
• We rested at the entrance to the notch.

類義語： pass, defile

よく使う表現： mountain notch, narrow notch, through the notch

刻み目を入れる

物の縁や表面に小さな切り込みをつける。

やさしい英語で： To make a small cut in the edge or surface of something.

• Notch the stick near its end.
• The carpenter notched the beam to fit the joint.
• Each blade was carefully notched along one edge.

類義語： nick

よく使う表現： notch a stick, notch the edge, notch a beam

刻み目で記録する

物に小さな刻み目をつけて、得点や数を記録する。

やさしい英語で： To record a score or number by making small cuts in an object.

• They notched the score on a stick.
• The hunter notched each kill on his wooden handle.
• She notched every point with a small cut in the board.

類義語： tally

よく使う表現： notch a score, notch each point, notch each kill

段階的に調整する

少しずつ、または段階を踏んで増やしたり減らしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To increase or reduce something in small amounts or stages.

• They notched the price down slightly.
• The factory notched up production as demand grew.
• Management plans to notch back salaries over several months.

使い方： notch something up/down/back (The company notched its prices down to attract customers.)

類義語： adjust

よく使う表現： notch something up, notch something down, notch something back